Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-01

REfOHI.
To Hs Hon. n. A. Jones Juigs Pread
ing oueT hsssCoRrt for h- Third Judicial
Distrits, HaMiagt0a TsFFitorg The
Grand Jury beg leave 10 report, That
siuce the commencement Of our session
on the slst day Of MAY lass, We have ex-
anlined 1871 witnesses on behalf OF the
Territory. and IL on behalf OF the United
States. The number and nature Of the
indictments We have found sre known 10
the Court and are of ollicisi record.
We respectfully recommend:
First--Thas the Sheriff prooeed q.
onss 10 collect aud secure the property
OF King County, consisting of aHmnnl-
tion, Gre arms and blankets, from nny
and all person CT corporations in whoss
possession they may be.
Sec1nd-Tnst the Bsard OF Counts
Commissioners proceed a. onoe 10 m1ks
lis! of all tue scrip or County war
rantI caarleabie 20 King County nos
outstanding, IN order 10 ascertain tbs
actual Indebtedness OF said County, aud
10 Ole a copy Of said list With she Treas
ureF for his use.
Third-That the County Commission
era attend Immediately TO the repair OF
the White River and Duwsmish pablo
roads, on aecauni OF their extremely
dangerous condition, aud OF ang aud
all county roads that are 10 need OF re
pair.
Pourth-That the County Commits
sioners devote special attention TO ths
condition OF the county farm, invest
gate the contract made by the last pre-
cedlng Board OF County Oon missiouers
and make q new contract on account OF
defects In the existing contract.
Fifth-Thaf experts should bs ap
pointed TO make an examination OF tbs
records Of Kitsap county, In order 60
ascertain the financial condition Of said
county aud the manner In which tbs
books aud accounts Of said county have
been kept, and that the experts en-
ployed By the King County OJmwis-
sioners are recommended - the proper
persons 10 investigate the records OF
said Kttsap o01nty.
Eixth-Thal Territorial Law should
bs enacted requiring the invsstte aiioa
OF eli records add acoo1nts OF che Vari
oss county Offices Of the several couu
ties OF the Territory, ~ the end OF eaeh
fiscal year.
Seventt-That the present Board OF
County Commissioner should use Their
besa Efforts 30 recover the et.2l6 G. paid
20 the local militia companies GA 90
ooanl Of services IN the so-eailed anti
Chineae riots % 1855, from whatsoever
souFes Reimbursement OF the slme is
righlfnlly due.
Eiehth-ThAt the C0unty Assessor
sisa for tAxatiou ali the property OF
all the railroads doing business In King
eoanty, IS us consider ths gross earn
inas tai Law as defestive and fr1nd.
Further. re consider;
FirUt-The present Court HJuse OF
King oouaiy naft for the trsnssstiOz OF
the pnblic bnsin o. Of said county.
Ssoond-We condemn the AUDITORS
and record ofhee - bsinQ too snAd tor
the present and inereasing rsquisenenis
of sAid ofhre.
Third-We also condemu the eoaaty
all ~ . disgrace 10 the psople OF King
couuty and 20 humanity.
Fourth-We also condemu the con-
traes entered into BY the Iass preeedins
Board Of Couniy Commissioners uith s.
@. Harris for the indextng Of the c9uaty
records - . misapplicstiOn Of tne
county funds. and recommeod its nalii-
fcAtion.
An OF which 10 rsapeosfaIly Submitted
W. II. TAILOA.
Foreman OF me Grand Jury.
AEHEEr NJ SxYDEM, CLERK
sEArrLR. King ooanty, W. T., JaDs
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